TYPES OF NETWORKS (Lesson 70)

Three types of networks:

•  Local Area Network or LAN
•  Metropolitan Area Network or MAN
•  Wide Area Network or WAN

Here:

•  LAN - the email system within the school lab in SMK KL
•  MAN - the email system within KL city
•  WAN - the email system between KL and London

A LAN covers a small region of space, typically a single building.
A MAN is a collection of LANs with the same geographical area, for instance a city.
A WAN can be a collection of LANs or MANs or the mix of two with a very large geographical area, for instance a country or even beyond the border.